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Veriton S480G/S488G/S480 

Service Guide 

 

           

Service guide files and updates are 

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PRINTED IN TAIWAN

 

 

Summary of Contents for Veriton S480G

Page 1: ...I Veriton S480G S488G S480 Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG CSD web for more information please refer to http csd acer com tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN...

Page 2: ...II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Veriton S480G S488G S480 Service Guide Date Chapter Updates...

Page 3: ...spect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licen...

Page 4: ...bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions CAUTION Gives precautionary measures...

Page 5: ...NOT be covered in this generic service guide In such cases please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel channel to provide you with further technical details 2 Please note WHEN OR...

Page 6: ...e s 2 4 I n t e g r a t e d P e r i p h e r a l s 2 5 P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t S e t u p 2 7 P C H e a l t h S t a t u s 2 8 F r e q u e n c y V o l t a g e C o n t r o l 2 9 B I O S S e c u r i...

Page 7: ...SP1 32bit Only for Extensa Processor Socket Type Intel Socket T LGA 775 pin Processor Type CPUs which compliant with Intel FSB 800 1066 1333 MHz CPUs Chipset Intel G43 ICH10R PCB Form Factor Micro ATX...

Page 8: ...ot Quantity 6 Storage Type support HDD CD ROM CD RW DVD ROM DVD RW DVD RW DVD Dual DVD SuperMultiPlus Blu Ray ODD Audio Audio Type HD audio codec Audio Channel 5 1 channel Audio Controller Codec ALC66...

Page 9: ...ader Connector Pin standard Intel FPIO pin definition Data transfer rate support USB 2 0 1 1 Design Criteria Should meet Acer USB drop criteria BIOS BIOS Type AMI Kernel with Gateway skin Size 4Mb 8MB...

Page 10: ...fx card 3 2 5 pin Intel FPIO specification USB pin connectors follow Intel FPIO standard Specification 1 2 5 pin Intel FPIO spec Microphone In Headphone Out pin connectors 1 SPDIF out header x2 1 4 pi...

Page 11: ...b Location of 4 external mounting holes Power Supply Electrical Design Feature 300W 250W in stable mode Acer Assign System Power Unit Voltage design should be covered 5V 3 3V 12V 5VSB 12V attention to...

Page 12: ...dules Eaglelake GM CH G43 SATA2 Block Diagram SATA II 1 6 4 DDR III FSB 800 1066 1333 Intel LGA775 Processor PCI_E x1 VRD 11 DDRIII 3 Phase PWM DDR3 800 1066 DIMM ISL6333 PCI EXPRESS X16 Analog Video...

Page 13: ...ton S480G S488G S480 Front Panel The computer s front panel consists of the following 1 3 2 4 5 6 Label Description 1 Card reader 2 FDD 3 USB and audio jack ports 4 Acer Logo 5 Optical drive 6 Power B...

Page 14: ...bel Description Label Description 1 Power card socket 7 Fan aperture 2 PS 2 keyboard connecter 8 PS 2 mouse connecter 3 Serial port 9 D Sub port 4 DVI D port 10 COM2 port 5 USB 2 0 connector 11 Print...

Page 15: ...State in BIOS Setup is set to Enabled BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer AMI Kernel with Gateway skin BIOS version P01 A0 BIOS ROM type SPI Flash BIOS ROM size 4Mb 8MB Support protocol SMBIO...

Page 16: ...o enter BIOS Setup Utility Main Board Major Chips Item Specification North Bridge Intel G43 South Bridge ICH 10R APG controller Intel G43 Super I O controller ITE 8720 Audio controller Realtek HD audi...

Page 17: ...n Memory slot number 4slot Support Memory size per socket 1GB 2GB Support memory type DDR3 Support memory interface DDR3 1066 800MHz Support memory voltage 1 5V Support memory module package 240 pin D...

Page 18: ...hip Enhanced stereo full duplex operation High performance audio accelerator and AC 97 support Full native DOS games compatibility Virtual FM enhances audio experience through real time FM to Wavetabl...

Page 19: ...nt bus PCI bus Number of SATA channel SATA X 6 Support bootable CD ROM YES USB Port Item Specification Universal HCI USB 2 0 1 1 USB Class Support legacy keyboard for legacy mode USB Connectors Quanti...

Page 20: ...Operating 5 C 35 C Non operating 20 60 C Storage package Humidity Operating 15 to 80 RH Non operating 10 to 90 RH Vibration Operating unpacked 5 500 Hz 2 20g RMS random 10 minutes per axis in all 3 a...

Page 21: ...V V V USB Keyboard Mouse V V N A N A PME Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled RCT Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled WOR Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Devices wake up from S3 should be less than...

Page 22: ...al switch Button modem ring in keyboard an mouse for APM mode Resume recovery time 7 10sec Suspend Mode Independent power management timer 2 120minutes time step 10minute or pushing extern switch butt...

Page 23: ...oads configuration values into the battery backed nonvolatile memory called CMOS RAM This memory area is not part of the system RAM NOTE If you repeatedly receive Run Setup messages the battery may be...

Page 24: ...d On You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt Delete The Setup Utility main menu then appears Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advance BIOS Features CMOS Advanced...

Page 25: ...ard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage and fan speed Fr...

Page 26: ...sts the System Memory System Manufacturer This item lists the System Manufacturer Product Name This item lists the system BIOS version System Serial Number This item lists the system serial number Sys...

Page 27: ...it F1 General Help F9 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Features System Date Fri 01 30 2009 System Time 16 11 21 Floppy A 1 44 MB 3 1 2...

Page 28: ...only Day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year from 1999 to 2099 System Time To set the time following the hour minute second format The items format is hour minute second The time is...

Page 29: ...ives Boot up Num Lock On Select Power on state for Numlock On Off USB Beep Message Enables the beep during USB device enumeration Enabled Disabled Quick Boot Enabled Quiet Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device...

Page 30: ...usually discuss their memory requirements Disabled Enabled Primary Video Priority for Auto PCIE Onboard PCI Auto PCIE Onbo ard PCI Video Memory Size This item lists the system Video Memory Size DUMT...

Page 31: ...Onboard LAN Option ROM Disabled Onboard Floppy Controller Enabled Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Serial Port2 Address 2F8 IRQ3 Serial Port2 Mode Normal Parallel Port Address 378 Parallel Port Mode Norm...

Page 32: ...ST no matter what option is set Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Controller Always enabled Audio POST no matter what option is set Disabled Enabled Onboard LAN Option ROM This item is only available when...

Page 33: ...er On by PCI Devices Control wake up event for S1 S3 S4 S5 Disabled Enabled Wake Up by PS 2 KB Mouse Disabled Enabled Wake Up by USB KB Mouse Control wake up event for S1 S3 Disabled Enabled ACPI Awar...

Page 34: ...s It is always enabled by system CPU Temperature PECI Mode 40 104 System Temperature 45 113 CPU Fan Speed 1167 RPM System Fan Speed N A CPU Core 1 184V 1 1V 1 136V 3 30V 3 36V 5 00V 5 053V 12 0V 11 84...

Page 35: ...pectrum Always auto detect Spread Spectrum Disabled Enabled Enable Clock to All PCI PCIE Enabled Spread Spectrum Enabled Item Help KLIJ Move Enter Select Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F9 Opt...

Page 36: ...item when login with user password Press Enter Supervisor Password Not installed User Password Not Installed HDD Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Press Enter Change User Password Pres...

Page 37: ...ns a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Advance BIOS Features CMOS Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced Chipset Features...

Page 38: ...Setup Utility Press Y to save and Exit or N to return to the main menu Advance BIOS Features CMOS Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Man...

Page 39: ...nce BIOS Features CMOS Product Information Standard CMOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control BIOS Security Featu...

Page 40: ...rap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge Wire cutter Phillips screwdriver may require different size NOTE The screws for the different components vary in size During the disassemb...

Page 41: ...re You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure make sure that you do the following 1 Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals 2 2 Unplug the AC adapter and all power and sig...

Page 42: ...ells you how to disassemble the system when you need to perform system service Please also refer to the disassembly video if available CAUTION Before you proceed make sure you have turned off the syst...

Page 43: ...37 Russian Blue Veriton S480G S488G S480 Standard Disassembly Process Bezel Process 1 According to the requirement paste ATI OS CPU HDMI and marketing label by SKU...

Page 44: ...38 Remove side cover Process 1 Put the Computer on the worktable lightly 2 Release left side cover with 3 screws then remove left side cover Remove CPU fan pipe Process 1 Release the CPU fan pipe...

Page 45: ...less 2 Remove VGA TV Modem Card the following list is for your reference about the mutual location relation Optional by SKU Remove HDD Data Cables Process 1 Remove master HDD data cable from M B SATA1...

Page 46: ...emove ODD DATA cable Process 1 Remove master ODD data power cable from Master ODD Remove HDD power cable Process 1 Remove master HDD data cable from master HDD 2 Remove slave HDD data cable from slave...

Page 47: ...emove front panel light cable from PANEL1 slot of M B 2 Remove USB1 cable from M B F_ USB3 3 Remove USB2 cable from M B F_ USB4 4 Remove Card reader cable from M B USB2 5 Remove audio cable from the A...

Page 48: ...42 Process 1 Remove Master HDD from the first HDD location 2 Remove Slave HDD from the second HDD location Optional by SKU Remove FDD Cable...

Page 49: ...Remove FDD digital cable just as pictures Optional by SKU 2 Plug 4 pins power cord from FDD slot 3 Remove front bezel light cable from PATA power cable Remove card reader Process 1 Remove card reader...

Page 50: ...Push the lock handle release ODD 2 Remove ODD from the location Remove Cables Process 1 Remove M B power cable from M B ATX1 2 Remove 12 V power cable from M B JPW1 3 Remove System Fan cable from M B...

Page 51: ...45 Remove System FAN Process 1 Release four screws according to the following picture Remove mother board Process...

Page 52: ...ng to the following picture in turn 3 Remove the Mother board from chassis Remove CPU cooler Process 1 Remove cooler power cable from M B CPU F2 2 Release screw 1 first then fixes screw 2 screw 3 scre...

Page 53: ...7 1 Remove the first Memory from DIMM 2 Remove the second Memory from DIMM2 Optional by SKU Remove CPU Process 1 Remove CPU according following the pictures Remove I O shielding Process Open the Handl...

Page 54: ...48 1 Remove I O Shielding...

Page 55: ...ubleshooting Please refer to generic troubleshooting guide for troubleshooting information relating to following topics Power On Self Test POST POST Check Points POST Error Messages List Error Symptom...

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Page 58: ...5 4 3 2 1 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 3 13 3 3V 2 3 3 14 12V 3 COM 15 COM 4 5V 16 PS_ON 5 COM 17 COM 6 5V 18 COM 7 COM 19 COM 8 PWR OK 20 5V 9 5VSB...

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Page 62: ...PARTS that you should check the most up to date information available on your regional web or channel For whatever reasons a part number change is made it will not be noted in the printed Service Guid...

Page 63: ...DD CAGE 3 HDD MOUDLE 14 ACER 16L FRONT CHASSIS 4 HDD CAGE 15 FAN 5 USB MOUDLE 16 ACER 16L ODD SUPPORT BKT 6 LENS HOLDER 17 ACER 16L SUPPORT 7 MAIN BEZEL 18 ACER 16L CHASSIS SUPPORT 8 FRONT STRIP 19 AC...

Page 64: ...Quad Q8200 2 33G 4M 1333FSB 95W M1 KC 82001 QQ0 Core 2 Duo E4700 2 6G 2M 800FSB 65W G0 KC 47001 DE0 Celeron 450 2 2G 512K 800FSB 35W A1 KC D0001 450 Memory 1GB DDRIII1066 Samsung KN 1GB0B 022 1GB DDRI...

Page 65: ...X 10100 006 Power Supply 300W ES5 0 for HS080 PY 30009 015 Mouse Acer 0810 Project PS2 Optical mouse MS 11200 013 Logitech 0810_USB Optical mouse USB M UAY ACR2 MS 11200 014 Lite On PS2 optical mouse...

Page 66: ...95 Keyboard CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 Standard 105KS Black Italian w o eKey KB PS203 296 Keyboard CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 Standard 105KS Black French w o eKey KB PS203 297 Keyboard CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 Standa...

Page 67: ...317 Keyboard CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 Standard 105KS Black Arabic French w o eKey KB PS203 318 Keyboard CHICONY KB 0759 PS 2 Standard 104KS Black Kazakh w o eKey KB PS203 319 Keyboard CHICONY KB 0759 PS...

Page 68: ...ON SK 9620 PS 2 Standard 105KS Black Icelandic w o eKey KB PS20B 088 Keyboard LITE ON SK 9620 PS 2 Standard 105KS Black Norwegian w o eKey KB PS20B 089 Keyboard LITE ON SK 9620 PS 2 Standard 104KS Bla...

Page 69: ...rabic English w o eKey KB USB03 196 Keyboard CHICONY KU 0760 USB Standard 104KS Black Thailand w o eKey KB USB03 197 Keyboard CHICONY KU 0760 USB Standard 105KS Black Spanish w o eKey KB USB03 198 Key...

Page 70: ...w o eKey KB USB03 218 Keyboard CHICONY KU 0760 USB Standard 104KS Black Greek w o eKey KB USB03 219 Keyboard CHICONY KU 0760 USB Standard 105KS Black Danish w o eKey KB USB03 220 Keyboard CHICONY KU...

Page 71: ...ey KB USB0B 169 Keyboard LITE ON SK 9625 USB Standard 105KS Black Italian w o eKey KB USB0B 170 Keyboard LITE ON SK 9625 USB Standard 105KS Black French w o eKey KB USB0B 171 Keyboard LITE ON SK 9625...

Page 72: ...y KB USB0B 188 Keyboard LITE ON SK 9625 USB Standard 105KS Black Turkish w o eKey KB USB0B 189 Keyboard LITE ON SK 9625 USB Standard 105KS Black Spanish Latin w o eKey KB USB0B 190 Keyboard LITE ON SK...

Page 73: ...e RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive Step 1 Install Vista OS with one SATA HDD Step 2 Shut down the system then add one Serial ATA hard drive in the system Step 3 Boot to OS desktop open the Intel Ma...

Page 74: ...Picture2 Step 5 Click Next at create a RAID volume window Picture3...

Page 75: ...Step 6 Key the name in Volume Name and select RAID 0 in RAID Level Picture4 Step 7 Select minimum HDD as Source Hard Drive Picture5...

Page 76: ...Picture6 Step 8 Select Menber Hard Drive s Picture7...

Page 77: ...e Size then press next Picture8 Step 10 Press next to finish setup and start create RAID0 Picture9 Step 11 It may takes half and hours to create RAID0 After create completely it will ask to reboot to...

Page 78: ...k on the by Create RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive to create a RAID volume Step 5 Click Next at create a RAID volume window Step 6 Key the name in Volume Name and select RAID 1 in RAID Level Pictu...

Page 79: ...en add other two serial ATA hard drives in the system Step 3 Boot to OS desktop open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Step 4 Click on the by Create RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive to create a RAID...

Page 80: ...te a RAID Ready System into RAID 10 with three Hard Drives by Create RAID Volume from Existing HDD Drive Step 1 Install Vista OS with one SATA HDD Step 2 Shut down the system then add other two serial...

Page 81: ...Picture14 Step 7 Select two HDDs as Source Hard Drive Picture15...

Page 82: ...ady System into RAID 0 with two Hard Drives by Create RAID Volume Step 1 Install Vista OS with one SATA HDD Step 2 Shut down the system then add another two serial ATA hard drives in the system Step 3...

Page 83: ...fy Volume Size then press next Picture18 Step 9 Press next to finish setup and start create RAID 0 Step 10 It may takes half and hours to create RAID 0 After create completely it will ask to reboot to...

Page 84: ...onsole Step 4 Click on the by Create RAID Volume to create a RAID volume Step 5 Click Next at create a RAID volume window Step 6 Key the name in Volume Name and select RAID 5 in RAID Level Step 7 At l...

Page 85: ...to enter create RAID mode if there is no enough avalable space there was exist a Raid delete it Intel RAID SOP 1 INTEL MATRIX STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CHECK DOS 1 1 Create SATA RAID 0 Shut down the EUT unpl...

Page 86: ...Picture2 Step 7 Picture3 Select RAID0 Stripe at RAID Level...

Page 87: ...create RAID interface then press ESC or select 4 to exit and install OS You can select the Strip Size and define RAID capacity in Capactity Press Create Volume to create RAID0 it will pop the warning...

Page 88: ...exit During BIOS post press Ctrl I to enter into Intel RAID setup utility Select 1 to enter create RAID mode if there is no enough avalable space there was exist a Raid delete it Create RAID 1 Mode e...

Page 89: ...d exit During BIOS post press Ctrl I to enter into Intel RAID setup utility Select 1 to enter create RAID mode if there is no enough avalable space there was exist a Raid delete it Create RAID 5 Mode...

Page 90: ...Type item set is as RAID mode save and exit During BIOS post press Ctrl I to enter into Intel RAID setup utility Select 1 to enter create RAID mode if there is no enough avalable space there was exist...

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